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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-07-15
of the extensive gun works at Essen, die
his villa near that place Thursday.
FOUR YEARS AND FIVE THOUSAND.
Jacob sharp Sentenced to States Prison

Jacob sharp Sentenced to States Prison
A Stay Granted.
NEW York. July 15-The boss boodler,
Jacob Sharp. was sentenced Thursday by
Judge Barrett to four years in the peniten-
tiary and fine OF 5000 In passing the SEN
tence the judge said he could see no reason for
mercv in the case Sharp was clearly guilty,
and the fact that he was old and i'll could not
be urged in extenuation of his crime or miti-
CATION of the penalty A motion for new
trial was promptly denied and stay of pro-
eeedings refused, the judge saying that he
could not Justify stay on the facts in the
case.
Sharp was very weak and listless. He had
slept poorly during the night and his de-
voted wife had hardly slept at all. remaining
awake by his bedside TO minister TO his wants
when he awoke, as he did frequently. Mrs,
Sharp was very much affected during the
judges remarks and when the sentence was
pronounced There was a great crowd pres
ent and an attempt at applause when the
judge had passed sentence on the prisoner,
but the applause was promptly checked. The
throng outside, however, gave vent to its ap-
prevail in a ringing cheer when the sentence
was announced
Sharp was taken back to Jail, bis weakness
requiring his assistance by two men as he
tottered along
The attorneys for the defense did not re-
lax their efforts in their clients behalf, and
made application for stay of proceedings
TO Judge Potter, of the supreme court, who
granted a stay until Monday next, and issued
an order requiring the district attorney to
show cause on that day why the stay should
not be made permanent. The stay was grant
ed on affidavits by Sharp's counsel that they
needed more time to prepare bill of excep-
tons, and that Judge Barrett had said that
he was too ill to give his attention to the mat;
ter of STAY
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-07-15
THURMAN'S DECIDED NO"
HE DECLINES ABSOLUTELY TO RUN
FOR GOVERNOR,

And Tells His Son to See That His Name
Is Not Used-Powell the Coming Man
Brags's Reflections on the Presidents
G. A. r. opponents-Labor Convention
Calied-Iowa Prohibition Nominations.
CoBUaBUs. Ohio, July 15-Hon. Allen G.
Thurman has written from Long Island to his
son in this city stating that he positively will
not accept nomination for governor of Ohio
In his letter ex-senator Thurman says: a
nomination would place me in very awk
ward position, and would compel me to dis
appoint weltmeaning friends; for, notwith-
standing my warm appreciation of their
friendship and the kind expressions of conf
denee and good viii from ALL | should in my
present health be compelled TO decline, and
that would injure me and perhaps the party.
Therefore, ! repeat, do not let my name be
brought before the convention
The ex-senator's friends recognize this as
settling the matter and his name will there
fore not go before the convention. Col T..
T. Powell will no doubt be nominated on the
first ballot
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-07-15
CLOUD-eURST M ARIZONA.
4 Little Boys Perilous Voyage on a
Trunk.

NoGALEs, & T., July l5--One Of the most
severe transforms ever seen here came up
Wednesday afternoon about O'Clock 1t
appears that there vas cloud-burst on the
mountain southwest of town. i'll Sonora, and
within the space of half an hour the t9vn
was almost flooded On the west side of
town Is large aroya, and in few minutes
that swelleA to width Of more than 200
feet Most Of the damage was done in Nc
gales.
In Sonora there were five hcuses washed
away, and one child drowned. One woman
and two chldred were swept into the current,
but were saved.
One peculiar feature Of the food was the
action Of a little Mexican boy, aged about u
years When his mothers house was swept
away he attempted to hold a trunk, and was
carried down with the current. Although
the current was swift and appalling, be held
on After the storm subsidized a large party
went ont and found him alive five miles from
town.
T. H Heelv, who fastened TO the assistance
of a woman and two children being carried
away by the flood, bravely plunged into the
water and succeeded in rescuing them
So far as can be learned there was but one
person drowned, Mexican child
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-07-15
BY A HAIRS BREADTH
A TERRIBLE RAILWAY DISASTER FAILS
OF OCCURRENCE.

FIfghtfuIiy Close Call Caused by Bad
Estimate of Distanee-The Trains Bad
Iy Wrecked, but No One Seriously Hurt
sudden Flood in Arizona Caused by
Cloud Burst
GAIrHERsBURG, Md, July 15.-Just at 4
O'Clock the Cincinnati express, which left
Washington at 3:l5p m, passed through
Gaithersburg, rushing westward at high
rate of speed Scarcely moment later the
passengers from Washington heard shrill,
ominous whistle, series of unusual sounds
that brought every passenger to his feet, and
then shock and a series of crashes 1t was
evident the danger was over, and another
moment revealed the cause The point had
just been reached where the double track
from Rockville to Gaithersburg merges into
one. On the short cross track the train from
Washington was slowing its pace, when the
express eastward bound from Chicago dashed
into it at furious speed. 1t was not until the
trains were fifty yards apart that either en-
gineer realized that they would touch in pass
ing. The Washington train had passed too
far upon the switch and the Chicago engine
struck the cylinder of the Washington en-
CINE and was derailed, upset and totally
wrecked. Car after car of the Chicago
train received a deep indenture along its
sides, the windows were shattered, and the
baggage and mail cars totally wrecked
OF the Washington train the engine, al
though crippled, held its place, but the cars
Immediately behind it were seriously affected.
The baggage and mail car and the first two
passenger cars were derailed and upset
The moment the collision was over passen-
gers and trainmen speedily went to the re
lief of the passengers of the derailed cars,
and with axes and bars pried their way to
those who were unable to extricate them
selves Many passengers, shocked and bruised
and slightly cut, were removed from both
trains in this manner, but in no instance
were the injuries serious The scene of the
wreck was one of devastation; the tracks
were torn up and tangled; the east bound en-
gine was total and almost unacceptable
wreck, at which the sturdy engineer stood
his ground, banking the fires of his wheelless,
tankless locomotive The second car of this
east-bound train had also lost its wheels and
mounted to the roof of the second car of the
Washington train Behind these one car of
each train lay completely upside down.
The men in charge of the locomotives
whatever may have been their carelesSness.
stood the consequences and retained their
places until everything was over The resi-
dent physicians of Gathersburg arrived
promptly ON the scene and rendered neces-
sary attention to the score of people suffering
from slight wounds or from the effects of
fright
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-07-15

Mr. N. II. DEYoUNG, of the San Frar-
cisco Chronicle, recently offered to estsb'
fish signal stations, Oh the Pacific coast,
if the bureau would furnish the instru-
men;s. The chief signal officer proUptlE
accepted the offer, and the stations will
be fitted out az soon as possible The
weather conditions are so peculiar iu Cal
ifornia that the present signal ser
vice is entirely inadequate. Advance
warning Of frost, cold rain, OF northers
is worth many thousands Of dollars tc
farmers and fruit growers 1t is the inten
ton Of Mr.. DeYonng to have these warn
ings seut By wire to the parts OF tSe state
threatened, and to do everything in hi;
power to bring the service to perfection
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-07-15

LoNDoN, July l5--The Morning Post says
that Count Won Munster. German AMBUSH
dor to France, has demonstrated with NJ
Flourens, minister of foreign affairs, against
the violent attacks upon Germany made in
the radical press, and especially against the
publication Of @ communication from one
writer styling himself Grand Master of the
Order of Spies, who stigmatizel the German
embassy as q nest Of reptiles. Lord Lyons
British ambassador, has also protested
against these attacks, saving if they were al
lowed his position as ambassador to France
would become utenable NJ Flourens ex-
pressed himself as sincerely grieved at the
publications and promised to see that they
were not repeated He also declared that
the feelings of the French government to-
ward Germany were most friendly.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-07-15

CHICAGO, July l5-Hon. Leonard SWEET,
the distinguished lawyer and former law
partner of Abraham Lincoln, astonShed his
friends Thursday evening by getting married
Thursday morning the clerk in the marriage
license department at the county building
was surprised at the entrance of Nj. SWEETS
clerk. who asked for a license for Leonard
SWEET and Miss Mary A. H. Decker. The
order had to be repeated before it was thor
oushlv understood Miss Decker was Mr..
Swetts confidential clerk and bookkeeper.
and Is 80 years of age and handsome Mr.
SWEET is o years old and has been widower
for several months Archbishop Feehan, of
the Roman Catholic church, performed the
ceremony.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-07-15

NEW York. July Is jules Van Dooner
Of Ant werp whom the aH hortiee were asked
to arrest for stealing .tnuj fi0rins $50. GOO
from John Van Heyst, arrived at Jersey City
on the steamship Weiternland Thursday HI
was registered as Jean J. Neriangen and
was accompanied by a woman and child, The
wife and daughter OF Van Heyst, whom it i:
claimed he took with him at the time of tn,
alleged theft Van Heyst wants the child
ani forms, and arrangements are making t,
arrest the supposed thief in New Jersey.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-07-15

New YoRK, July Is. DIR. Edison, of the
health department, has received letter
from L. Z. Rockwell of Elmira, n Y, de.
scrihing the supposed poisoning of sixtee.,
persons at picnic on July in that village
by eating ice-cream. Only those who ate the
chocolate favored cream wera affected They
became very i'll as with cholera norbiis and
were very much Frustrated hut subsequently
recpsered Pr, + ls'ir hls r.;t,,isei e.rsiA ~
iof the rrra.n fet a.ialtais.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-07-15
THE IRISH LAND BILL.
Churchill Suggests a Complete Reconstruc-
ton of 1t.

LONDON. July I5-in the house of com
mons Thursday evening Churchill, resuming
the debate on the land bill said it was great
mistake TO ifnpute to the government a want
| of good faith in bringing the bill. The gov,
ernment had been forced to offer tempo
| rary land measure before the session closed,
rs no more unpleasant duty could befall the
| Irish government than to administer the
| crimes act without an accompanying meas.
ure 70 satisfy the tenanrrY He supported
| Dilons criticisms on the restrictions of the
| lease-hOlders clause, ami hoped the govern,
ment would amend It. He did not SCI now
the evictiOns clause. could benefit the ten
antry, and asserted that he would Se afraid
| to trust the Irish agents and ad
vsers OF the landlords with the powers
conferred upon them by the bill. 1t was
| impossible to deal with the clause this session
and it ought to be thrown over The hank
ruptcy clause was equally Objectionable, and
would tend to lower the moral tone of the
tenantrv and produce a mass of litigation.
| The government seemed to be trying TO build
up a system of rational credit upon the wide
| spread foundation of national insolvency. II
the government, with the IRISH members
agreed to deal with the questions of arrears
and the revision Of the Judicial rents instead
of the bankruptcy clauses, the hill would be
come acceptable to the country
| Parnell said the government proposed tc
abolish eviciions by executing them under
nnothcr name He would warn the govern
meui that it, land schemes would have no eff
| feet ON the IRISH national feeling. The pres
ent measure would simply be regarded as a
monument of stupidity and inaptitude. Con,
| tinuing he said Il speedy revision of the ju.
dicial rents was absolutely necessary, and
suggested that if the government was indis-
posed to accept the advice of Earl Cowper ii
might at least meet the Irish members hall
way.
After brief remarks by Gladstone and
Chamberlain the bill was read second tim.
without division and the committee stage
fixed for next Thursday.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-07-15

New YORK, July i3.-The Brooklyn Ele
waited Railroad company have refused to take
back the strikers, an claim that they have
all the engineers and firemen they need Man.
ager Martin said that trains were running OF
six minutes Roadway Commissioner DOuo-
van brought both sides together Thursday
aftern'on, bet no agreement stas reached
the ,.ts,a decif"nt tin, .it-y 4sfHid return tc
York i, l,aA y. ~. ~ 81 rrS rrr!tianr
tsrnsst tt: III = IS iA,s AID his ssffstsi.R,
..saki'
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-07-15

COLUMBIA, S C.. July th.-George Cald-
we'll Cyrus jackson, sam Cunningham and
William Oliver, colorei laborers. were at
work on scaffold in the hall of tbs
honse of representatives Thursday morning,
when Inv the breaking of stringer the fout
men were preclptated to the floor, thirty
feet below Callwell5 neck was dislocate1.
and he died in five mirutes. jackson had hi.
left arm and leg broken and his skull frac
;llred He viii die. Oliver and Cunning
ham were both seriously injured, but viii
urultahlY recover.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-07-15

Dies MONIES, July 1.-THE state conven
ton of Prohihinonists held here Thursday
was slightly attended, but twenty-five dele
gates being present Z. Caldwell was chosen
chairman; John L Scott, vice president; A
B Brady, of Davenport, secretary, and D
W. Wood, of Plymouth, assistant secretary
A state ticket was selecte! as follows; Gov
ernor. Y. e. Farnham. Plymouth county
lieutenant governor, W c Caldwell, Jasper
superintendent OF pablic instruction. Pro
fessor s n. Fellows, johnson: judge Of III
supreme court. {. II. Lewis of Cherokee
The resolutions adopted call for ~ cent pc
mile for passenger rates on Railroads, repe;'
OF the phai macy law and woman suffrage.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-07-15

BRADFORD, Pa. July l5.-An Official cal
for state convention Of the Union Labor
party of Pennsylvania was issued Thursday.
The convention IS called TO meet at Williams
port Sept. next to nominate state ticket.
and ali who desire pure government based
upon the principles enuncitedin the declara
| ton Of independence and reafffrme1 in the
| constitution of these United States" are in
vitei to attend, the object being to secure
and retain inviolate to every man, woman,
| and child their inalenable rights to life. lib
| erty, and the pursuit Of happiness. With life
comes the constitutional right of a means OF
| living, and whoever in any way denies to any
| being his or her natural rights is a standing
reproach to the Creator aud an unspeakablt
enemy 10 mankind"
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-07-15

FITTsBuRG, Pa, july 15.-Heports from
the coke regions received at The Offices of the
syndicate n this city Thursday indicate a
slight Improvement in the situation Forty
men went to work at Stambaugh works, Gu
the Southwest Pennsylvania railroad, in the
morning. New men are coming into the re.
gion in droves, and nearly all are being EN-
ployed Six Hungarian families were evicted
from company houses at Leisenring. No
trouble occurred 1t is intended to fire up an
additional leo ovens at West Leisenring ini-
inediatelv
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-07-15

CHICAGO, July l5.-Following are the rec.
or1s made by the League base ball clubs
Thursday: At Washington City-W Washing
ton ,, Pittsburg >; at Bostou-Boston 4, De
troit e.
American association: At Cincinnati-Cin
cinnati g. Athletic .; at st. Louis-St Loui
6, Brooklyn4; at Cleveland-Cleveland .
Baltimore 3; at ouisville-Lousvile g. Met
ropolitau IS.
Northwestern leaGse: At Minneapolis
Minneapolis 5, Eau Claire 3; at st. Paui-St
Paul ] /, Duluth ;; at Des Moines-Des Nome
| y Milwaukee, 3
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-07-15

LONDON. July Is The voicr OF the Crown
Prince Frederick William T.: uoe clear and
has almost resumed its normal condition.
The prince visited the throat hospital in
Gollen square Thursday. He was keenlY in
terested in the eases observed, especially il
that of az old tAnn who had JUST teen cured
after having ho"r afflicted With growth
similar 10 that upon tho princes throat.
crowd of Germans gathered outside while the
prince was IN The building and upon his exit
he was enthusiastically cheered.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-07-15

L0HnoH July lj.-Thc Rome correspondent
of The Chronicle says that the pope, IN COLI
versation with an American bishop, said that
DR. McGIynn lost his best opportunity in not
going to Rome while Cardinal Gibbons was
there, as he would have seen that the church
was the supporter of the many against feudal
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-07-15
SWORN OVER A DEAD BODY.
Inquest in the Kennedy Murder Case
Talk with the Murderer

Talk with the Murderer
WASHINGTON CITY, july l5-Tha Jury Of
prominent citizens summoned TO hold ali in
quest over the remains Of J. c G Kennedy,
who was stabbed to death Wednesday even
ing by the worthless DAILY. was sworn in al
the late residence of the dead man Thursday
morning in the room where the corpse lay 1t
was an impressive scene The body was nude
as it was being prepared for the casket, the
face being covered with handkerchief and
the gaping wound with cloth. The jurors
gathered around the body, and each
with his right hand extended grasped the
Bible, In that attitude, with the Bible I'M
mediately over the gaping wound, the oath
was administered The coroner removed the
bandage from the wound that the jury might
see it The cut was frightful one in the
right side of the abdomen, and about tive
aud half or three inches long The coro
ner, jury and witnesses then went 70 the sta
ton house. where the testimony was taken
and a verdict rendered in accordance with
the facts as published in these dispatches.
Mrs. Kennedy is much better She was
told OF her husbands death, and while great
" shocked at the occurrence, was inclined tC
take II phIloSophlcaly,
A representative of the United Press called
at the station Wednesday and was shown tC
the cell of the murderer, DAILY. He is short
thick-set, and about 50 years of age, and il
facial appearance is not unlike Gaiteau He
at first declared he bad nothing to say fol
the newspapers, and then Immediately pro
ceede1 to make statement He was not
sorry he had killed NJ. Kennedy, He said if
Kennedy had not wrOngej him he would moi
have been sick and poor, and an inmate o.
the poorhouse. The doctor at the poorhouse
be said, had ordered him out of the hoass
Wednesday, declaring that he was bum.
mer and not sick He had sharpened the
knife with which he had killed Kennedy last
summer. He expected to hang for it, ant
would meet his fate like man He seems
to be lacking in mental balance.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-07-15

DUBLIN. Jnly 15-Justice O'Brien, in his
address to the grand jury of the County
Kerry Thursday. admitted that there was a
decrease of crime in the county. He said he
could not, however, congratulate the people
on the fact-tla cause Of it being the com
plnte srliugHt'or Of the peaceable members
Of the community TO a lawl-ss organization
which was now allowing the w.ll-diSposed a
LITTLE re=pitc from violence The social tyr
amy had extended to mercantile dealings
legal demand, being net with threat of VIC
lence, resulting in caup!et" suspension Of the
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-07-15
struck as . Ma,ter Of rrlneiple.

PITTsBURG, Pa, July 1h-Between 500 and
900 employees of Park Bros & Co. BLACK
Diamond Steel works, are out on a strike
against what they term "encroachment upon
their rights, liberty, and manhood The
main question ii issue s the reinstatement of
men alleged TO have recently been discharged
for joining the knights Of Labor The men
will also demand an advance i'll wages OF ilon
Is cents 70 s. ner ton
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-07-15
GEN. BRACES VIEWS.
He Expresses Them in His Usual Very
Plain United States.

FoY DU LAC, Wis, July 15.-Gen. Bragg
was asked by reporter if he didn't want to
take hand in the discussions about the
rebel flag order, the ST. Louis encampment
difficulty. etc. and said: no let them go.
Some of the people who are taking an active
part now were not so active when the fight
ing was going on, though they are making
splendid records now. | understand. Leave
them alone. The more they go the worse
they get If you call their attention to it
they see they are making fools of themselves
and stop. They will not have even blank
cartridge by next year"
The men, he continued. "who did the
fighting are not prominent in the struggle
now The three-vear men AMI the men who
went in later and did the fighting agree with
the sentiments Of my speech on the pension
bill. But of course, they are in minority
in this state There aren't so many survivors
from the regiments that did the fighting.
An article written from Dakota to The Mil
waukee Sentinel showing up my speech came
from man who went out from Calumet
county in the spring of ID. They went il
late They got large bounties and did NJ
fighting, but were very patriotic"
What will be the effect Of the ST. Louis
episode as to Cleveland"
1t will help him. Coming as it does and
| at this time it will have an effect directly OPP
poste from that desired by the politician;
who started it
Gen. Bragg expressed his belief that Cleve
land would be renonlinated in 1888, and tina
Blaine would be the strongest Republican
candidate. He refused to speak of Gen
Fairchild, as he preferred to meet him in al
open field
Gen. Bragg thought the outcome in lSS>
hinged upon the organized labor vote which
while not OF great Importance by itself as
against both or either of the old parties in tht
| whole country, Is strong in New York anG
| New Jersey-states essential, In his opinion
| to Democratic success.
is Villas a candidate for the vice presien
| cy:7 was asked.
Il think 50, but the candidate viii proba
bly, be taken from "a doubtful state. Wis
| consin is not a doubtful state, and TIL
| hope expressed among Democrats that they
may be able to carry it is absurd. The stat,
| always has been strongly Republican, ant
will be more 50 from the large influx int
the mining region in the northern part 0
state. This new population VIII be coutrole,
| by the irou-mine owners, through the mean
Of the protection plea
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-07-15

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N Y, July 15.-The
Morocco Leather Manufacturers association
met in senn-annual session Thursday. The
meeting was secret one, but nothing Of pub
lie Importance was discussed A new consti-
tuition was I'd ,rtei and the following off.
rers elected: President, J. Parkpostles, Of
Wilmington, Del : sec starry. NJ 7. McDer.
mott of New York
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-07-15

New York, July l5.-Mrs Lily Schwa-
bach. aged %. who had been married only a
month, committed suicide Thursday with
''Rough on Rats" She left letter for her
husband saying that she loved him, but
could not force herself to live contentedy in
the lonely place furnished for her, namely, in
rooms over Schwabaeh's place of business in
Wooster street